Well, you must have forgot when I got shot not far from your house in that rough nihreboghood we grew up in. Guns are a selfish way of imposing power that otherwise is lacking in another area of the persona. In my quest for knowledge, I know that by shooting someone is a cowardous act applicable only to the lack of proper brain function.Since you are a believer of Republican views, I'll leave you with a quote of the father of the Republic party, Thomas Jefferson: Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve to encourage rather than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.